Lake George Camp Canoe Chats 1st Edit Adirondack VRare

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LAKE GEORGE Camp and Canoe Chats" (by J. A. Whiteman) A book of Gossip on Canoes, Camp Life, Cookery, Law, Medicine, Marriage, Flirtations, Divorce, Religion, Chiromancy-, Scenes on Lake George, etc. A book of Folio Size. Illustrated with ten phototypes from photographs taken from nature of prominent views on Lake George, each 7x9 in. on 11x14 »• paper . (This book lists for $600-1200 if you can find it) Chapter CONTENTS : I.—The Hudson River Night Trip—Travelling Comforts and Discomforts—Married Flirts—Canoe Names. II.— Young^ America in Travelling—Canoe Flags—Gratitude- Cynicism of Law and Medicine. III.—Lake George—Squatters—Lead Keels—Bass a L'lndien —Storm—Echoes. IV.—Morning after the Storm—The M Seventh's" Snore- Swimming;—Canoe Models— Flirtation Tactics—The Ladies1 Visit—The Cascade. V.—A Dissertation on the Flirt Species—Marriage—A Flirt's Fate — Northwest Bay—Jib for a Canoe—Capital Punishment—The Spring Mast. VI.—Camp Picnic—Dude Society—Conserve des Roses-Chiromancy. VII.—Trip to Floating Batteries — Paradise Bay—Horicon Pavilion—Black Mountain. VIII.—The Hotel Hop—German—Decollete* Dresses— Bar Room Disclosures—A. D. 7000—Fate of Bachelors. IX.—Ascent of Black Mountain—Curiosities of Costume— Boston Girls—Sunset—Night on the Mountain— Moenrise—Camp Fire—Sunrise. X.—A Lake-Trout Line in Summer—A Flirt's Confession— read more